New TV set

and paying (sometimes)

In my case, the manual showed (unlike every advert from any retailer), that the TV I was considering buying had a satellite input as well as the digital terrestrial inputs, HDMIs, RCAs, VGA, Ethernet, etc. I actually only needed the HDMIs, as I use an Linux box running OpenVix for most things and a Firestick for Prime, Netflix and catch-up.

Duly printed off. Thanks

Well, if it is more than 10 years old (36 inch so quite possibly it is) then a modern replacement of say, 43 inch will typically use half the power of the existing set.

If used for more than a few hours a day then the savings soon add up.

My new 55 inch LCD was more like 25% the power of the 10 year old one,

Indeed.

I have a Humax sat box, and a very smart 4K TV. At the moment there is no aerial connected to the TV and I just use it as a large monitor, controlling everything through the Humax.

Is there any reason not to just keep using the Humax with a bigger screen?

Cheers

Dave R

Probably not for her usual TV choices. Visitors tend to want what they have at home.

I have views on set top boxes probably emanating from Topfield experiences and am now on my second used BT box.

Youngest daughter insists on signing us up for Netflix etc. hence the internet connection....

Of course not

And you can in fact buy 'just a bigger screen' if you want with no TV tuner at all.

Monitors up to around 45" are available at sub £500 prices

And can be used with your PC as well!

Good or bad experiences with the Topfield box, and was it running MyStuff?

And both of these are available with a TV and a set top box or to a PC via a wired connection or wifi via the home network.

In general a STB doesn't care what size screen its connected to, as long as has a HDMI output.

Very good while it worked:-) Mine had the Chinese electrolytic capacitor issue with the power supply. Kit of parts sorted that but a transistor died in the tuner section and I decided to keep it as a mouldy oldie film store. Clint Eastwood etc. I like my BT box. Reliability not perfect but second-hand anyway.

Another "feature" of flatscreen TV sets is that they are placed closer to the wall behind with less wasted space, not having a protruding CR tube. This itself moves the set from the viewer, which may need to be compensated for by a bigger screen.